WEZS40 PHEB 251604 TSUPPG ASZ001>003-251804- /T.NEW.PHEB.TS.Y.0008.150325T1604Z-000000T0000Z/ BULLETIN TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 3 NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER FORD ISLAND HI 504 AM SST WED MAR 25 2015 ...A TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR AMERICAN SAMOA... IN THIS MESSAGE ARE REVISED ALERTS. AUDIENCE -------- EMERGENCY MANAGERS... MEDIA... GENERAL PUBLIC EVALUATION ---------- * AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 8.6 OCCURRED OFF THE EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA, RUSSIA AT 400 AM SST ON WEDNESDAY MARCH 25 2015. * A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED BY THIS EARTHQUAKE. BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... THERE IS A THREAT TO AMERICAN SAMOA OF SEA LEVEL FLUCTUATIONS AND STRONG OCEAN CURRENTS THAT COULD BE A HAZARD ALONG BEACHES... IN HARBORS... AND IN COASTAL WATERS. * THE EARLIEST ESTIMATED TIME THAT HAZARDOUS SEA LEVEL FLUCTUATIONS AND STRONG OCEAN CURRENTS MAY BEGIN IN AMERICAN SAMOA IS 119 PM SST ON WEDNESDAY MARCH 25 2015 RECOMMENDED ACTIONS ------------------- * PERSONS IN THE OCEAN SHOULD GET OUT OF THE WATER. PERSONS NEAR PACIFEX 15 Handbook 173 THE OCEAN SHOULD MOVE AWAY FROM BEACHES AND HARBORS. * FOLLOW ANY INSTRUCTIONS FROM GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. ESTIMATED TIMES OF ARRIVAL -------------------------- * ESTIMATED TIMES OF ARRIVAL -ETA- OF THE INITIAL TSUNAMI WAVE ARE GIVEN BELOW. ACTUAL ARRIVAL TIMES MAY DIFFER AND THE INITIAL WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST. A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF WAVES AND THE TIME BETWEEN WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR. LOCATION REGION COORDINATES ETA(SST) ---------------------------------------------------------- SWAINS ISLAND SWAINS 11.1S 171.1W 119 PM 03/25 PAGO PAGO TUTUILA 14.3S 170.7W 143 PM 03/25 VATIA TUTUILA 14.2S 170.7W 143 PM 03/25 MASEFAU TUTUILA 14.3S 170.6W 143 PM 03/25 PAGAI TUTUILA 14.3S 170.6W 143 PM 03/25 AUMI TUTUILA 14.3S 170.7W 143 PM 03/25 AMANAVE TUTUILA 14.3S 170.8W 145 PM 03/25 TAFUNA TUTUILA 14.3S 170.7W 145 PM 03/25 LEONE TUTUILA 14.3S 170.8W 145 PM 03/25 FAGAMALO TUTUILA 14.3S 170.8W 145 PM 03/25 FAGASA TUTUILA 14.3S 170.7W 145 PM 03/25 OLESEGA ISLAND MANUA 14.2S 169.6W 148 PM 03/25 OFU ISLAND MANUA 14.2S 169.7W 148 PM 03/25 TULA TUTUILA 14.3S 170.6W 148 PM 03/25 AUNUU ISLAND AUNUU 14.3S 170.6W 148 PM 03/25 TAU ISLAND MANUA 14.3S 169.5W 151 PM 03/25 POTENTIAL IMPACTS ----------------- * SEA LEVEL FLUCTUATIONS THAT ARE GENERALLY NO MORE THAN 3 FEET ABOVE AND BELOW THE TIDE LEVEL. * MINOR FLOODING OF BEACH AND HARBOR AREAS. * STRONG AND UNUSUAL OCEAN CURRENTS IN HARBORS... BAYS... AND OTHER NEAR SHORE WATERS. * THE HAZARD IS FORECAST TO BEGIN AROUND 119 PM SST ON WEDNESDAY MARCH 25 AND IT CAN PERSIST FOR MANY HOURS OR LONGER. PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS --------------------------------- * MAGNITUDE 8.6 * ORIGIN TIME 400 AM SST MAR 25 2015 * COORDINATES 53.5 NORTH 162.0 EAST * DEPTH 19 MILES * LOCATION OFF THE EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA RUSSIA TSUNAMI OBSERVATIONS -------------------- * THE FOLLOWING ARE TSUNAMI WAVE OBSERVATIONS FROM COASTAL AND/OR DEEP-OCEAN SEA LEVEL GAUGES AT THE INDICATED LOCATIONS. THE MAXIMUM TSUNAMI HEIGHT IS MEASURED WITH RESPECT TO THE TIDE LEVEL. GAUGE TIME OF MAXIMUM WAVE COORDINATES MEASURE TSUNAMI PERIOD GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON (SST) HEIGHT (MIN) ------------------------------------------------------------- DART 21416 48.0N 163.5E 0454 2.6FT/ 0.8M 14 UST KAMCHATSK RU 56.0N 163.0E 0450 10.0FT/ 3.1M 20 PETROPAVLOVSK RU 53.0N 158.6E 0451 3.5FT/ 1.1M 20 NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION -------------------------------------- * THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED IN ONE HOUR... OR SOONER IF THE SITUATION WARRANTS. * FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EVENT MAY BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT PTWC.WEATHER.GOV AND AT WWW.TSUNAMI.GOV. * AUTHORITATIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE EARTHQUAKE FROM THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT EARTHQUAKE.USGS.GOV/EARTHQUAKES -ALL LOWERCASE LETTERS-. $$